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> -------- Original Message --------
> Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 07:55:27 -0800
> From: "Cory Doctorow" <doctorow a craphound.com>
>   To: boingboing-mailblog a yahoogroups.com
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> 
> The Copyright Office just closed its proceeding in thich is
> called on the public to describe situations  in which the
> anti-circumvention provisions in the DMCA (which makes it
> illegal to circumvent an  access control system, like DVD
> region encoding, even for a lawful purpose, like watching
> foreign  movies) frustrated legitimate uses. 
> 
> EFF asked the public to write up its experiences with the
> DMCA, and, working with an army of  volunteer editors and
> law-students, worked with commentors to get the comments
> into the form that  the copyright office expected, for
> maximum effectiveness. In the end, we helped file nearly
> 200  comments, more than double what the Copyright Office
> ever received in previous comment-periods.
> 
> If there's any justice, this will move the Copyright Office
> to carve out exceptions to the DMCA that  will give us all
> the freedom to make lawful uses of our lawfully acquired
> property. Thanks to  everyone who helped with this -- it
> really made a difference.
> 
> Link: http://www.eff.com/IP/DMCA/20030220_1201_pr.php
> Discuss: http://www.quicktopic.com/boing/H/93ZXzrMjXBnTX
> 
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> Posted by Cory Doctorow to Boing Boing Blog at 2/22/2003
> 7:50:45 AM
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